gratitude Archives - Darcy Wiley

Connoisseurs of Common Glories: How to Stir Up a Full-Bodied Gratitude

by Darcy Wiley | Nov 25, 2019 | Experiencing God, Gratitude

In the dusk after Daylight Saving Time ended, I carpooled four middle school boys to a barn party. My maps app called out step-by-step directions through the speaker and I kept my eyes focused on street signs as we wove our way into the country. As soon as we drove...

Frankincense and Mercy {A Birth Story and a Thank You Note}

by Darcy Wiley | Dec 19, 2013 | Buttons & Thread, Fireflies, Sweet Tea

Merci. It means “thank you” and it means the things I’m thankful for, all the ways you, my doula, acted out the full meaning of the word in “providing relief from suffering,” and showing “compassionate treatment of those in distress.” That was me when the water broke...

Thank You Notes

by Darcy Wiley | Aug 6, 2013 | Buttons & Thread, Pencils & Pens, Pocket Change, Sweet Tea

When I named this year the year of the Cheerful Giver, I expected I was to be the giver, searching out sources of joy and using them as fuel for nurturing my loved ones in a happy, lighthearted way. As it turns out, most of my education in cheerful giving would come...